The Rap-Up recently surpassed its third anniversary as a weekly fixture on Raptors HQ. Previewing the Raptors’ games of the upcoming week is typically challenging because player information, supporting statistics, and subsequent analysis changes with each passing game/day/datapoint. This season has been especially difficult because the looming cloud of COVID hovers over everything.
Team-by-team, games have been postponed. Up until last Friday, 26 of the 30 teams had at least one game postponed game due to COVID-related issues that prevented teams from dressing the league minimum of 8 players. Brooklyn, both Los Angeles teams, and Toronto had managed to navigate their first-half schedule, postponement-free.